The InnovatED Blog

Across the country, states are adopting and negotiating new assessment strategies for their students. The struggle is evident as leaders wade through the decision making process of which assessments to use and why. New assessments and accountability systems have left schools in the lurch. When will things be finalized? How frequently can they expect the state to change assessments? As a result, many are turning to their tried and true assessments as a gauge of student success while states figure out their assessment policies.